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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
GM never did figure out how to seal an intake manifold and the rest of the car is just a joke. They did use a good transmission though.
I'd recomend trying to sell it on Ebay for $3,500 ASAP.
OTOH the new Caddys are pretty nice.
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Agreed on new Caddys.
As you would imagine, I've been doing quite a bit of research on the subject of the Northstar Supernova. It seems there's two prevalent theories out there. 1: Old coolant becoming corrosive and eating away the head gasket. 2: Head bolts backing themselves out. #1 can happen at any time, while #2 happened early. The average repair for this runs 3-4k, and the most common ones to fail were the later ones ('97-'99). Other than that, these cars are supposedly very reliable. If you compare it to common things that fail on the W124, its not that unreasonable. Wiring harness: $1500, Head Gasket $1500 Evaporator: $2000 Throttle Acutator: $1000...Perhaps its more comparable to a 603, since the only malady they had were expensive head failures.
On Monday I'll make an appointment for the coolant to be changed, and a good once over. Based on the mechanic's report I will go from there pricing wise. Since I don't curb titles I will have it for a bit. I think somewhere in the 4s isn't unreasonable.